Physics 207, Sections: 301/601 309/609 General Physics I, Michael Winokur

Agenda for Today

Course Introduction General Announcements Structure of the course Scope of the course Begin chapter 1 Course Homepage:
http://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/courses/spring09/207/
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General Announcements

Assignments: Text: Randall Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics Reading Assignment: Chapters 1 & 2 (sections 2.1-2.4) Position, Time, Change (i.e. motion), Vectors, Units, Assessment HW0 and HW1: Due Wednesday 9/10 at 9 AM (HW0: Mastering Physics Practice Problem Set ) See www.masteringphysics.com Register for a Mastering Physics Account Instructions are posted:
http://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/courses/spring09/207/HW.htm

Homework will usually be due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday with a 2% per hour penalty (up to 50% maximum)
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Announcements, contd

Labs
http://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/courses/spring09/207/labs.htm

Located in room 4310 Chamberlin Hall Begin on Monday of next week (Expt. 1a & c) Few formal write-ups, mostly worksheets Lectures: (the PowerPoint component) will be posted at the course website

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Announcements, contd

Honors students: One Friday seminar per week (including exams weeks, may miss up to three.) More on Friday Consultation: In room 2131 Chamberlain (shared with Physics 201, start next week), See:
http://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/courses/spring09/207/consult.htm

Discussion Sections: Start Thursday

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Grading

Several components: Lecture: Occasional reading quizzes Homework Sets (16%) Exams: Three evening midterms (16%) and a final (22%) Discussion section: (4%)
Review homework, at most one day per week Cooperative learning exercises

Labs: (10%)
Mostly worksheets (up to one formal write up) May miss up to one lab (only with a valid excuse)

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Lecture

Four main components:

Discussion class material Selected topics from text Demonstrations of physical phenomenon Physics is an experimental science Example: Ping-pong ball bazooka Interactive exercise with conceptual Active Learning problems Critical thinking and problem solving (Little memorization required) Interactive Applications To illustrate concepts
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Act

A quick quiz on what not to do

Please read and study the following paragraph for a minute or so.

Last Fernday, George and Tony were in Donlon peppering gloopy saples and cleaming, burly greps. Suddenly, a ditty strezzle boofed into Georges grep. Tony blaired, Oh George, that ditty strezzle is boofing your grep!
After reading and studying the paragraph, and without referring to the paragraph, please answer the following questions:
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A quick quiz on what not to do

1 . When were George and Tony in Donlon?

2 . What did the ditty strezzle do to Georges grep? 3 . What kind of saples did George and Tony pepper? 4 . What was Tonys reaction? 5 . What do you imagine happened next? 6 . Based on the incidents in this story, do you think George and Tony will want to return to Donlon? Why or why not?

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A quick quiz on what not to do

1 . When were George and Tony in Donlon?

2 . What did the ditty strezzle do to Georges grep? 3 . What kind of saples did George and Tony pepper? 4 . What was Tonys reaction? 5 . What do you imagine happened next? 6 . Based on the incidents in this story, do you think George and Tony will want to return to Donlon? Why or why not?

So, do you think you did well on the quiz? What do you think you actually learned?

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Course Objectives

To begin to understand basic principles (e.g. Newton's Laws) and their consequences (e.g. conservation of momentum, etc.) To solve problems using both quantitative and qualitative applications of these physical principles To develop an intuition of the physical world

Note: Memorization is of little importance

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Scope of Physics 207

Classical Mechanics: Mechanics: How and why things work. Motion (dynamics), balance (statics), energy, vibrations Classical: Not too fast (v << c), c speed of light Not too small (d >> atom), atoms 10-9 m
Most everyday situations can be described in these terms. Path of baseball (or a ping pong ball) Path of rubber ball bouncing against a wall Vibrations of an elastic string (Vibration Demo) (These reflect Newtons Laws and forces) Properties of matter; a roll of the dice (Thermodynamics)
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Chladni patterns

See http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/chladni.html for more info

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Today and Thursdays Topics:

Position and Time (Chapter 1) Position Time Displacement versus time (velocity) Systems of units Dimensional Analysis Significant digits
At right is the worlds smallest biped: A single molecule of kinesin, walks along a cellular microtubule fiber, pulling along behind it a vesicle of nutrients
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Chapter 1 Objectives

Understand particle one-dimensional motion Use motion diagrams

Distinguish position, velocity & acceleration

Gain experience with vector algebra Understand proper use of significant figures Understand position vs. time graphs
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Position and Time

An example below:
Question: What is happening in the two time elapse sequences shown below? What construction could I use to quantify it?

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Random facts about the cardiovascular system

15 million blood cells are produced and destroyed every second 60,000 miles of blood vessels in our bodies

Red blood cells live 120 days

Smallest cross-section: 30 micron diameter capillary Largest cross-section: 1 inch diameter (i.e., aorta)

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A preliminary step

Predicated on the need to know where and when? Where requires a spatial reference frame and a system specifying position (magnitude, direction and units) When requires a temporal reference frame (magnitude, direction and units)
1 2 3 4 5 6

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A preliminary step
Predicated on the need to know where and when? Where requires a spatial reference frame and a system specifying position (magnitude, direction and units) When requires a temporal reference frame (magnitude, direction and units) time 1 2 3 4 5 6

(sec.)

position 1
(meters)

A particle representation
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Different representations Pictorial

time (sec) 1 2 3 4 5 6

position 1 (meters)

x (meters) 6 4 2 0

Graphical

displacement vector

Algebraic
x = t (1 meter/sec)

2 4 t (seconds)

6
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A slightly more complicated example Pictoral

time 1 (sec) 2 3 4 5 6

x (meters) 6 4 2 0

Graphical

displacement vector

Algebraic
2 4 t (seconds)
x = x0 + v0 t + at2

meters/sec
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Standard Quantities

Basic elements of substances and motion. All things in classical mechanics can be expressed in terms of the fundamental quantities: Length L Mass M Time T

Some examples of more complicated quantities: Speed has the quantity of L / T (i.e. miles per hour) Acceleration has the quantity of L/T2 (Chapter 2) Force has the quantity of ML / T2 (Chapter 4)
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Units

SI (Systme International) Units: mks: L = meters (m), M = kilograms (kg), T = seconds (s)

British Units: L = inches, feet, miles, M = slugs (pounds), T = seconds

We will use mostly SI units, but you may run across some problems using British units. You should know how to convert back & forth. Ask yourself, why do units matter?

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Recap

For Thursdays class

Start Homework, Mastering Physics
Read Chapters 1 & 2 (through section 2.4)

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